The document discusses how the aging US population will increasingly rely on younger people of color for long-term care in the coming years. It notes cuts to Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security threaten support systems for families and communities providing care. The document advocates for building a movement called Caring Across Generations to protect existing support programs, create new home care jobs, and establish labor standards and pathways to citizenship to strengthen the long-term care workforce. The movement aims to make the US a nation that supports one another across generations through caring for the elderly and those in need.

1. Changing the way we care

2. A Nation at a Crossroads
The face of America is changing rapidly. More and
more Americans will need long-term care in coming
years, and older Americans will increasingly rely on
younger people of color for care.
• Every eight seconds, another American turns 65.
• In 2000, there were 13 million Americans with long-
term care needs. By 2050, there will be 27 million.
• 92 percent of U.S. population growth from 2000-10
was among people of color.
• America will be majority people of color by roughly
2040 (U.S. Census Bureau).

3. Faces of the Care Crisis

4. Care in Crisis
Cuts in Medicaid,
Medicare and Social
Security threaten the
heart of our social
fabric: families and
communities

5. A Nation in Crisis
• U.S. income inequality is worse than at any time
since the Great Depression.
• Median pay for top executives at 200 big compa-
nies in 2010 was $10.8 million—23 percent higher
than in 2009.
• U.S. Unemployment in May 2011: 9.1%

6. Movements Matter

7. So We’re Building a Movement
Caring Across
Generations is a
movement based on
Love and
Interdependence

8. Five Fingers of the Caring Hand

9. Protect What We Have
1. Medicaid
2. Medicare
3. Social Security
4. Home care jobs
5. Workers’ rights

10. Create What We Need
1. New, quality jobs in home care
2. Labor standards, improved job quality
and a path to unionization
3. Training and career ladders for care
workers
4. Pathway to citizenship for immigrant
care workers
5. Support for families and individuals in
need of care and assistance

11. Join the Movement
Seattle
Portland Milwaukee
Chicago
Boston
New York
Denver
Philadelphia
San
Francisco Las Baltimore
Vegas Dayton D.C.
Richmond
Los Dallas
Angeles
Albuquerque
Atlanta
San
Antonio
Miami
Houston

12. Share Your Story
www.CaringAcrossGenerations.com

13. Organize a Care Congress in Your
Hometown

14. Vote Your Care Values
WE CARE about:
Intergenerational Relationships
Access to Care and Support
The Value of Care Work
Independence
Community
Family
Quality Jobs for All
Human Dignity
Future Generations
Democracy

15. Caring Across Generations
We all have people in our lives that we care about
Who are at risk of losing the support they need
To live with dignity
We are building a movement
To defend what we have
And create what we need for future generations
So we can be a nation
That takes care of one another
Across generations